Hi all,

I'm searching for the newest version of chm files (rtl, fcl, user, fpdoc, prog, ref, toc).
Where is the most recent snapshot?

If there are no snapshots: Is it still so complicated as described here:

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/chm_backend_for_fpdoc#Generating_FPC_CHM_docs_for_the_latex_documentation

Mattias

In our previous episode, Mattias Gaertner said:

I'm searching for the newest version of chm files (rtl, fcl, user, fpdoc, prog, ref, toc). Where is the most recent snapshot?

January snapshot (for 3.0 doc build testing)

http://www.stack.nl/~marcov/doc-chm_with_lcl_trunk_trunk.zip

Once:
- install latex
- install tex4ht (nowadays just from package, in the past this was torture)

Everytime:
- with a full snapshot of FPC available run fpcdocs/fixdocs.sh with the sources of FPC at ../fpc
- Switch to lazarus
- make sure all xml docs for all units exists. This usually takes most time.
- Check location of fpdoc dir in build_lcl_chm.sh it needs to find the generated FPC docs for cross referencing.
- run doc/html/build_lcl_chm.sh

- Gather all chm, xct and non zero .kwds. Package in a help/ with the readme from fpcdocs repo

The last snapshot was smaller than the previous, so there might still be trunk fpdoc issues. But I don't have a lead what exactly is wrong with them.

Messing with threading can be very rewarding, about halving build times. I had corrupt chms on occasion though, but not reproducable.

Marco van de Voort wrote

Once: - install latex - install tex4ht (nowadays just from package, in the past this was torture)

I notice that tex4ht is mandated by various things including OpenWRT, which provides an incentive for mainstream distreaux to get it right.

I wonder if I could ask a related question. A year or so ago I was playing around, trying to see if I could generate a list of which version of FPC gained each function, and trying to generate a permuted index to help answer the "how do I" FAQs. I ran into various problems which gave me the impression that the raw help file data required the utilities in the matching FPC version: is that reasonable, or should the format from 2.0.0 onwards be absolutely invariant?

Great. Thanks.

ok

Everytime: - with a full snapshot of FPC available run fpcdocs/fixdocs.sh with the sources of FPC at ../fpc

ok, then this file exists:
../fpc/compiler/version.pas

Running "sh -x fixdocs.sh" gives:

...
+ ./compilelatexchm prog 'Programmer'\''s Guide'
skipping .
skipping ..
An unhandled exception occurred at $00000000004591F6 : EFOpenError : Unable to open file "prog/prog.html" $00000000004591F6
$0000000000458F47
$000000000042F435
$00000000004016D2
$0000000000402611

Maybe first the html must be built?

Mattias

In our previous episode, Mattias Gaertner said:

The make command is in the script. Must be bash or missing gmake.